Vehicle Electronics Temperature Adjusting Structure Using Airflow Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Electronic equipment inside vehicles often experience extreme temperatures, requiring effective temperature adjustment to maintain performance.

Innovation Solution

A temperature adjusting structure that connects a first region within the vehicle to a different region with cooler or warmer air through an air supply port, utilizing a duct from the vehicle's air conditioner, and includes a fan for air circulation to facilitate temperature regulation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If electronic equipment is provided inside a vehicle, then the equipment can be used for vehicle functions, but the temperature of the equipment becomes too high or too low requiring temperature adjustment

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveequipment functionality in vehicleVSAvoidequipment temperature control

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The vehicle interior space is segmented into a first region (where electronic equipment is installed) and a second region (source of temperature-adjusted air), allowing independent temperature management for the equipment region through dedicated air supply ports and ducts

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Temperature-adjusted air serves as an intermediary medium to transfer thermal energy from the second region to the first region, enabling indirect temperature control of the electronic equipment without direct thermal contact between regions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Temperature

If air is continuously supplied to the first region for temperature adjustment, then the temperature of electronic equipment is maintained, but moisture accumulation may occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveequipment temperature maintenanceVSAvoidmoisture accumulation

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

Air is continuously supplied from the second region to the first region through air supply ports to maintain temperature control of electronic equipment, ensuring uninterrupted thermal management

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Solution Approach 2:

The continuous air flow that could cause moisture accumulation is converted into a beneficial drying effect by using the temperature-adjusted air to evaporate and remove moisture from the equipment region, transforming a potential harmful effect into a useful function

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This solution enables efficient temperature adjustment of electronic equipment, maintaining performance by continuously feeding air to the equipment and preventing moisture accumulation, thus ensuring optimal operating conditions.

Implementation Method 1

Air which is to flow into the air supply port is to flow into a region where the electronic equipment is present in the first region

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectConvection: Convection

Data Source

PatentUS20230292458A1Temperature adjusting structure for electronic equipment

Publication Date: 2023.09.14 YOKOWO CO LTD

AI summary

A temperature adjusting structure for an electronic equipment provided inside a vehicle includes a first region. The first region is connected, through an air supply port, to at least one of a different region from the first region that is to have cooler air or warmer air than the first region, and a duct of an air conditioner of a vehicle. Air which is to flow into the air supply port is to flow into a region where the electronic equipment is present in the first region.